QCL HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-22 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£19M
+78.7% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£16M
-19.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£5M
-2,496% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£100,000 | -£100,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£174,000 | -£4,517,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£174,000 | -£4,517,000 | |
| Cash | £2,041,665 | £1,955,366 | £10,701,000 | £19,124,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,375,635 | £17,891,556 | £129,385,000 | £220,003,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £19,385,000 | £15,557,000 | |
| Equity | £17,375,635 | £17,891,556 | £19,385,000 | £15,557,000 | |
| Average employees | 4 | 5 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+78.7%
£10,701,000 £19,124,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-19.7%
£19,385,000 £15,557,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
0%
-£100,000 -£100,000
-
Profit before tax
-2,496%
-£174,000 -£4,517,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -0.1% | -0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.80x | 1.41x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -0.02x | -0.01x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- QCL HOLDINGS LIMITED 2019-07-25 → present
- BB HOLDCO LIMITED 2018-12-19 → 2019-07-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- QCL HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Quickline Communications Limited 100%
- Boundless Networks Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In 2024 the Group entered into a loan facility of £250m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWDEN, Mark Garry | Director | 2025-10-20 | Aug 1975 | British |
| CICIRETTO, Tony | Director | 2021-09-01 | Jun 1958 | Canadian |
| COOK, Martin | Director | 2025-10-20 | Sep 1985 | British |
| GADSBY, Roderick John | Director | 2021-06-10 | May 1969 | British |
| HOWARD, Paul Arthur | Director | 2019-08-05 | Jan 1969 | British |
| JARLEGANT, Thibault Antoine | Director | 2023-03-30 | Jun 1985 | French |
| STANSFELD, Mark Andrew | Director | 2021-09-01 | Mar 1960 | British |
| WATERS, Frank Vincent | Director | 2020-10-06 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLIFTON, Simon Guy | Director | 2019-08-05 | 2020-10-06 |
| FAIREY, Michael Craig | Director | 2023-01-24 | 2025-06-13 |
| JAGGER, Steven Michael | Director | 2019-08-05 | 2022-03-25 |
| MADAN, Kriti | Director | 2021-06-10 | 2022-04-08 |
| MIDDLETON, Julie Louise | Director | 2020-10-15 | 2022-01-24 |
| ROYCE, Sean Michael | Director | 2021-05-19 | 2025-10-20 |
| STURM, Timothy James | Director | 2019-08-05 | 2021-06-10 |
| WATERS, Frank Vincent | Director | 2018-12-19 | 2019-08-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qcl Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-04-02 | Active |
| North Atlantic Value Gp 4 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2020-12-11 | Ceased 2021-04-02 |
| Bigblu Broadband Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2019-07-04 | Ceased 2021-04-02 |
| Frank Vincent Waters | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-12-19 | Ceased 2019-07-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 72 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-05-12 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-05 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-05-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.